valer.
to be worth
Meaning & usage
to be worth
2007 , El sueño de Morfeo, Entérate ya No me valen tus lamentos; ya sé que nadie es perfecto. Me has hecho daño; no hay vuelta atrás. Your regrets are worthless to me; I already know nobody's perfect. You've done me harm; there's no going back.
¿Cuánto vale?
to be useful or valid
to be well, healthy
to be strong
(+ de) to make use of
Se valió de la confusión para robarse una televisión.
valerse de su posición privilegiada
to take care of oneself, to manage (on one's own)
Ya después de su caída, mi abuelo no pudo valerse por sí mismo.
Aunque sea viejo, ¡todavía me valgo!
ellipsis of valer verga (“be fucked, i.e. broken or in trouble”) or similar expressions
Ya valimos.
to not care (used with some nouns)
Me vale un rábano.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valēre Old Spanish valer Spanish valer Inherited from Old Spanish valer, from Latin valēre, valeō, from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”). Compare English value.
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